Engineer I, Software - New Grad - 6531
Shieldai · Washington, D.C.
About this role
## About Shield AI Shield AI is a venture-backed defense-tech company with a mission to protect service members and civilians with intelligent systems. Their products include **Hivemind autonomy software**, **V-BAT** and **X-BAT** aircraft, and **Aechelon** simulation and synthetic reality technologies. With offices and facilities across the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, their technology supports operations worldwide. For more information: https://www.shield.ai ## Role: Autonomous Software Engineer (New Grad) We’re seeking **Autonomous Software Engineers** for **full-time, paid, in-person** roles starting in **2027**. - **Students graduating during the 2026–2027 academic year** are eligible. - Applications are currently being reviewed for positions starting **after graduation in 2027**. ## What You’ll Do - **Design, implement, test, and ship** C++ and/or Python features, tools, and tests alongside experienced engineers. - **Write embedded firmware** in C/C++ for real-time software that controls an advanced UAV while in flight. - **Develop tests, reporters, and tooling** in Python to validate software behavior and performance. - **Develop and evaluate autonomy software** across areas such as: - mission behavior - planning - multi-agent coordination - decision-making - platform integration - perception (object detection, tracking, sensor fusion, localization, situational awareness, or AI/ML-enabled workflows) - **Build unit and integration tests**, run and analyze simulation or bench results, and investigate failures using logs, telemetry, traces, and debugging tools. - **Support software integration** across autonomy capabilities, platform/vehicle interfaces, sensors, perception products, mission compute, and operator/command-and-control (C2) systems—using simulation, software-in-the-loop, hardware-in-the-loop, and bench testing. - Work with **real and simulated data** from cameras, EO/IR sensors, IMUs, GPS, radars, and other mission payloads. - **Collaborate cross-functionally** with electrical and mechanical engineers to determine and validate software requirements. - **Write documentation** for setup steps, interface assumptions, configuration, test procedures, and findings to make workflows repeatable. - Participate in **code reviews, design discussions, and test debriefs**, and take on increasing ownership of features and fixes over time.
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